As told to Parliament: Over 1,000 groundwater units in India over-exploited

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Elephantine block

A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village

Wildlife mismanaged

The biggest threat to wildlife comes from foresters themselves

As told to Parliament (July 18, 2022): Final notification on eco-sensitive areas pending for 8 years

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Sri Lanka has 7,370 elephants

It is the first ever census of its kind in the country

Setback for jumbo corridor

SC stays order evicting resorts near sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

Elephant repellent

Centre removes Bander coal mine from auction list but no decision on Chhattisgarh plea yet

Bander removed as it is part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve

Whose corridor is it?

A proposed elephant corridor has turned eco-sensitive Sigur plataeu into a war zone

Poisoned again

The death of 18 elephants in Assam revives the debate over human-animal conflict once more

Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

Problems of solutions

Birth control measures in African elephants have been withdrawn following undesirable results

Viral attack

Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

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Elite in an ivory tower

Too little in environment ministry's kitty

Reduction in ministry's budget by almost half expected to hit forestry research the most

Making slow headway

Hurdles in the way of a buffer zone in Arunachal tiger reserve

Green tribunal stays wall construction in Rajaji National Park

NGO says construction the wall would obstruct elephant movement

SC stays order evicting resorts near Mudumalai sanctuary

Madras High Court had given three months to vacate the area

Freight workers unaware of wildlife smuggling tactics

Traffickers disguise illegal commodities as common cargo

Forest panel clears Jindal's mining projects in Saranda forest

Approval given without waiting for wildlife management plan for elephant reserve

Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought

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Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project

Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society

Science and Technology - Briefs

SAIL gets pristine forest to mine

MoEF flouts its own order by expanding mine in Saranda without wildlife management plan